Champion strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski signs for Amman United

Weighing in at more than 21st, former World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski is nearly twice the size of Shane Williams.

Weighing in at more than 21st, former World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski is nearly twice the size of Shane Williams.

But it seems the giant Pole could be set to sign for the rugby club where the pint-sized Welsh winger first made his name – WRU Division 3 West minnows Amman United.

Wales’ all-time top try scorer seemingly broke the news on Twitter when he told his followers: “Congratulations @AmmanUnitedRFC in securing the signing of this guy for next season #MariusPudzianowski”, complete with a picture of the giant strongman.

Pudzianowski, a household name in his native Poland, won the World Strongest Man title five times between 2002 and 200, but has now apparently switched to rugby.

News of his signing brought a bemused response on Twitter, with rugby blogger Paul Williams writing: “I'm still finding the Amman United story hard to believe. Can anyone confirm it? Superb if true. Good publicity stunt if not.”

No statement from Amman United was available today, but on Twitter, the club responded to one enquiry about the veracity of the story with the words: “True pal”.

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